The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, October 15, 1908, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 15. 1003. 11 1 - . -I L II x x 1 VORKING PEOPLE DO NOT KMPREWIT Andrew Furuseth, Labor Organizer, Talks Earnestly to an Interested Crowd at the Armory--: Why, Republican Candi date Should Raised to Chief Executive Chair J 4 ' rurasata o Tatt. "W working people don't, want Mr. Taft. W belleva In human freedom. , . .. . ... 4 ' "In doing what w can to send., William Jennings Bryan . ' to V the WhiU House;, to. le, Mr. .. , Taft: a vacation, and to elect a congreaa that will protect fau- ' ban liberty, wo are not partisans a- of any party, but partlaana of fundamental prlnciploa. We atand 4 A for the kind of govern moot that Lincoln had In mind 'when ha made hla Gettysburg speech. If that be partiaanahlp, make the e moat of It. "I want to tell you to your e teeth that., vote for Deba la a :ota for Taft" - '"Judge Taft doea not believe In gov ernment by the peol and for the peo ple; he believes In government by the judgea.". So did Andrew Furuseth, leading labor organiser of the Pacific coast, and ' a man high in the councils of the A me loan Federation of Labor, voice the proteat of the men who toll wh their hands against the election to me pres idency of a man who not only promises them nothing, but indicates that he will help to take away from them what they already have. It was a big crowd that fathered In the Armory, jlespit the falling rain, to listen to Furuseth a crowd of laboring men, of voters, representatives of the class In whose hands lies largely the ultimate decision as to who shall sit in the White House and hold the- reins of government. It was not a curious crowd come to hear what they might hear. It was an earnest crowd. And the meeting was a protest, the I voicing of a grievance. According to their spokesman, the laboring men have been badly treated by. William H. Taft. and there Is no prospect that If he is elected to the highest office in the gift of the people he will do any more to aid the working man in the futurejhan he baa In the past. . Points to the Tea cords. There waa nothing Incendiary about Ftiruseth's address. He did not heap anathema upon Mr. Taft, or anybody else. He contented himself with point -incirto the Republican candidate's past record, comparing it with that of the J Democratic candidate, holding up the! two pictures to tha view 'of his audi ence, and asking them to choose for themselves -which they would have fpr their president - . HI ruse in paid special aiienuou io use of Injunctions aa a weapon against the Isborin man, and pointed out that William II. Taft la ths man who showed DO YOU KNOW AIT ; SKM SOf FIBERS? U Tea Save a mU .miotec With a ssaa, TU U Druggist Afcoat XI i If you have a friend suffering front eeaema, Uil us about It the nut lime you are In the store. - Many eos.ma sufferers have tried SO many us Use remedies and spent so mucu money Wll . doctors that tn.y practically despair. If they ouly knew of the alinple.t'liome ours for csamat It la nothing more titan oil of winter fmn compound (a mlsed m P, U U 'resorlptlon). Used with glycerine, thymol and other healliir luaretilcnta In lluuid form, this simple mu.dir peuetratra lha pores of me sain, numoing ana Killing ins loirmt ran while building up the health If vou will suggest to your friend ar ticled with ttiseina to call, we shall be lad to explain to any sufferer about . u. u. i-rescripimn. - flkldmora Uruc Co.. Woodward. Clark a i a These special agenta Indorse r. D. p. Prescription; St. Johns Itiarmacy, Bt. Johns: J. C Wyatt. Vancouver; Howell We Are Closing Out All Our furs at NearlyHalf Price The wage-earner who must -make everv cent do its full duty as a purchasing: power ought to be deeply interested in the items below. Miles of words could be used in talking to vou of all ' the styles and fancies which Autumn has broueht to vour a - t . .a ' at -a m - w approval, xiut wnat s tne user uome and see for yourself the feast of fashionable wearables." It's really refreshing to look at them, and at prices that speak for themselves. M Idirisig from Business 144-146 Third St LAWRENCE SHANAHAN how to use that w.eapon'most effective ly, and that , ha . nas consistently ana constantly opposed labor and worked in the Interest a of capital. Speaking as a laboring man, Furuseth said: -'We went to our employer and laid our crlevanoea before him and asked for Improvement in accordance with the Increase in our standard of living. We wanted to educate our children. I ask you If In all this we were not acting the part of good cltlsena. . - nis employer oi ours rnuwo uur nrtltlnn. and In order to enforce It we quit work, and we asked other men to act In sympathy with us by refusing to work for that man. ' He sent agenta all over, not only the United states, dui Kurope, to find men to take our places. and all we could do was to organise closer and. stronger. When that failed we applied the purchasing power of our own money: we rerusea to ouy ins goods, and asked other cltlsena to do bo, bellevlna that our patronage was our own to do with aa we pleased. We found no law romiaaina- u. we appiiea tne boycott. . Wnat Is a Boycott "Now. what Is a boycott? The oll Greeks called It ostracism. The Chris tians have at all times called it ex communication. Any community that enforces It calls It expulsion. It IS the cutting yourself off from a man until hn ceases to do evil and learns to do good. s "Now, this man goes to a judge and asks him for an Injunction.- - It is a writ In equity. The Kngllsh courts call it a writ In chancery. When one man gets another man's head under his arm and punches that head with his fist, they call it having the man In clian oery. An Injunction is -the power of 'a king over his subjects. It is Irrespon sible, despotic government and Is as much opposed to law as anything can bp. It was originated for the purpose of protecting the weak against the strong. Now, It Is used to protect the strong against tue wean. "Now, that employer went before the judge and pot a writ of injunction, which forbids a man to do things, say things do anything. In fact, but breathe. "For 150 years before the Declara tion of Independence the Injunction was never used to interfere In personal re lations. When lbor organisation be gan to grow stronger and stronger tho courts Invented a new definition for a judge because he la a judge: that whan ha ascends tha bench he ooaaea to become a human being. I say tliU Is not so. all depends upon tha judge's liver. If ho wakea up In tha morning witn a tad taste in bis mouth. Qod helD the man that a-eta before him I You say he Is a -fudge and when he puts on tha armlne he ceases to be a man and becomes absolutely fair. The fact I a mat lie can no more atrip himself or his humanity by uuttlna on tho er mine than the King oan by puttln on I his crown. Despotic power under tha ermine' la Just aa bad as IV, I under nm crown.- ou create a lot or stnau kings' sitting around In different parts or tne country saying wnere we ahall buy and what our wagea shall be. No I sucn revolutionary doctrine waa evf before brought Into this country as tha uiK-trine or tne injunction. "It Is a Question of human freedom. ir tne workinrman is to be governed by equity-whleh is the old Roman law under which the accused must prove j mm innocence ana me weauny man unaer tne naxon law ana is tried by a jury or nis peers, you create two classes, -mere are some men in Port land who will vote for Mr. Taft for just mat -reason. But we working peo ple do not want him. We believe in numan rreeaom. &abor Daniel Belief, "We asked for an antl-lnjunclion law out we couian t get it. one injunc tion followed another. Gompers called a convention two years ago and they drafted a bill of grievances. We sub mitted it to Mr. Cannon and he gave us a lecture and told us we didn't amount to much. We went to the White House and presented It to Mr. Roosevelt, not as president but as head of the Republican party, lie gave u a lecture and aent ua about our busl nesa. . And no relief came and injunc tion iouowea injunction. "Then oame the litigation on hats. Mr. Loewe of Connecticut, a hat manu- lacturer, wanted to woik ftilluren; he wanted to work longer hoars and pay less. The hatters decided that he was an unfair employer and appealed to tne American Federation of Labor to publish the facta throughout the coun- ti Tailor-Made Suits Very handsome Suits in long coat ef fects, tfcian tailored, Skinner lined; regular $22.50 kind. ?14.50 Misses' Suits, sizes 14, 16 and 18 years, long, coat effects, skirts gored, with buttons down the front; ragular $20 value 912.50 Ladies' tailor-made suits in checks of gray and brown, jacket effects, sizes 34, 36 and 38 only; regular $17.50 Suits, now $10.00 WE GUARANTEE A PERFECT FIT. FRIDAY'S BARGAINS Ladies' Combination Suits, all wool, in black, gray and cream. You never saw such values before; regular $4, $5 and $6 kinds, now.... X Blade and White Striped Petticoats, Cut Extra full, Come in All Lengths, Regu lar $1.50 Value, at 98c BETWEEN MORRISON AND ALDER, STS. . Waists 75c black sateen Waists, all new styles and sizes, now. 48 $1.50 black sateen Waists, pret tily embroidered, all sizes to 46, now Dress Skirts Handsome Skirts; made from guaran teed taffeta, 29-gore, self-trimmed; regular $27.50 value, now. . . .$10.45 TT 1 i llr t . nanasomc jace waists, in white. or ecru, neatly trimmed; regular $5.00 value, now ?3.98 Black lace Waists, made from Fancy Panama Skirts, in black, . .98 I brown and navy, all sizes; regular $7W kind, now ?4,U5 Panama Skirts, prettily trimmed ; they come in black, brown and navv: regular $9.00 value . . . ;. $6.00 English Walking Skirts, in plaid and pure silk net, handsomely trim- f"gn vya.King oKins, m piaia ana med, all sizes; values to $10.00, ncy mixtures; reg. $7 value. .?4.50 now... : $6.25 I One lot of fine Sateen Petticoats, well made, with deep pleated flounce; regular $1.50 value, now. ...... .08 TRIDAY'S BARGAINS Children's Tarn o'Shanter Hats: rec- ular 50c kind, now. ...... i 25 property, so that to carry on a business became a property right and the judge could use his equity right to protect that business. "They tell ua that we should respect 9 Drake -v & iRi Swan "TheLadies' Style Any lady appreciating EX CLUSIVENESS IN STYLES can be satisfied here. Quality , and style considered seV PricesCan'tBeLower We can show you guaranteed silk petticoats at wonderfully saving prices. ; ry. And Mr. Loewe's busines dwindled and he went to the courts and sued for damages for Interfering with his busi ness ana aiminisning his- income from his business. The, case was taken into the supreme court of the United States and Mr. Loewe's lawyers pleaded under the Sherman anti-trust law. The law yers of the other side pleaded that the Sherman anti-trust law waa not ap plicable to labor unions. -And the su preme court of the United States con cluded that the organization of labor was a combination and that the Sher man anti-trust law was applicable, and mai air. ijoewf could collect damages- if he could find anybody to collect iron). Bobbed of Bights "So with one sweep the right of combination was taken away from us and we were subject to being sent to jail and to having our property swept away I rum us. "Another meeting of the American Federation of Labor was' held at Wash ington and another bill of grievances was drafted and presented to the party In power. We said, "We ask you to protect us In these matters.' Their answer was 'No.' And Sunny Jim Sher man got up in tne house of representa tives and said they were perfectly aware or wnat tney were doing and were willing to bear the responsibility. "We went to the Chicago convention and asked for redress of our grievances and were refused, f4r. Van Cleave said. I 'JjGt them go to Denver.' The American f ederation went to the Renubiican convention first be- I -cause It met first. If the Democrats had met first we would have gone o mem nrsi. The rtepuDlicans said tha all these injunctions were the begin new and advanced system Ladies' fleece-lined Vests and Pants, in gray only; 35c quality, now.. 21 Boys' extra heavy fleece-lined Shirts and Drawers, all sizes; regular 50c value, now 29 We are pleased to -inform the many, friends of Mrs. McKay (formerlyifs. Gordon) of her connection with us as saleslady, and she would be pleased to hayeyoii call. - nina- of a of society. And they put It into tha hands of a man better fitted to wield it than any other man In this country Air, rait. Sooogniaed at DenTer, "And we went to Denver and asked for protection and we got it. In now doing what we can to send William Jen nings Bryan to the White House; to give Mr. Cannon a vacation, and to elect a congress that win protect human lib erty, we are not partlaana of any party out partisans oi fundamental principles. we stand for the kind of aovernment that Lincoln had in mind when he made his Gettysburg speech. If that be par- iTKann nn. muifA rnA mnstr nr ir I "Kflw . fni a few wnrfiK nhnnt TW r Taft. snd I assure you that I shall not auuse mm. 'Mr. Taft Is an exceptionally able man. He In a big man nhyslcallv and mentally. He has a big brain. BuWi has an entirely different conception of government irom what Is right. Mr. Taft is a federalist from the top of nis ncaa to tne tip or ms-toe. He does not believe tn government for the peo ple or by the people. He believes in government by the judges." Reviewing some of Mr. Tsft's deci sions as superior judge of Cincinnati, the speaker said that Mr. Taft invented something he called "secondary boy cott." "And Mr. Taft said that was against the law. But he took mighty good care not to tell where the law could be found. It couldn't be found. JTo linger 'rre Kan. "If the judge Is to determine whether I I can quit, work or not. I am no longer an American citizen; I am a Mexican ! peon. In 18S the railroad men' were j on strike and by virtue of their own j personal freedom decided that they would not continue ' to work. And Mr. ' Taft issued an Injunction and prohibited tnem rrom exercising tneir riant, urn reduced them to so much property in which the railroad had a vested right. "Now. having looked at the two rlnt- i forms, the Republican with Mr. Taft with his aand on the whip, and the Democratic- with its promises. It Is for i vmi In tun1. FTer la nn. nlctur: it I is Taft and Van Cleve. And hre Is an other; It is Brysn and Qompers. It is for you to choose. There were a considerable number of Socialists In - the audience who front j time to time interrupted the -speaker. vmt mmn uviarw ii . . ins war lu Kl rtall.t mnmii. Furuseth fni4 th.t this would work, and referred to a con versation b had had with Pete Cur ran, aa English Socialist and head of one of the big ngllan labor unlona. 'Mr. Oirraa told mm." h. said, "that If he were la the United Slates, ha would vet. for wllllajra Jaonlnga Bryan IwtiiN tne q Mellon sow la the right of nmhlMtloa, and tf this riant la de nied, the theories of th. Socialists be came mo nvca water and cut be car- TMaa tmw . "What toat the aolM ovtaT" relied a man ta U. aodiea. 1 iAK't know a T t Mn kMt V - ! mIIiI MtttlL" rOTtllawff BIMMV . to thaak Go4 for tt If thra la a ahajwa for It to fr. m from my shark W If T WMt t. take a learn aal of Mr. Tafts book, give fctat mmomui ryrot. ia retara for a Mcwodary boy 'Am I want to tell tm tm . t-tt. j tHat a Tote for Liebsi la a treta for Taft. im mmm w ,,iui aay jaws oa tha atatuta books . Tw. frar rr-a aa frM TSat ltwli.t the iomku TTad.raLLxa af Laaar saja." Broken lines in ladles' and children's Vests, Pants and Combination Suits, good assortment of sizes; values up to $2.50, for Friday's specials. . .49 Ladies' Tennis Flannel Skirts, in pink and blue stripes, cut extra full; 50c kind, now1 25 Ladies' Tennis Flannel Night Gowns, good big sizes, made from extra qual ity of Tennis flannel; $1.25 value, now , 73 Ladies' extra heavy fancy knit Sweat ers, in red and white only, all sizes and up-to-date styles; regular $6.00 value, our retiring price.' $2.95 f",WtaaWffM Aj LAWRENCE I SHANAHAN 146-148 V Third St. Blankets $1.25 gray Blankets, now 79 $1.35 white Blankets, now 89 $1.50 Blankets, now crav onlv. ...98 $1.75 Blankets,, white, now m gray or $2.75 white wool Blankets, in white or gray, now $2.00 $1.00 Comforters, big now size, 89 $1.50 Comforters, now big size, ...?1.19 $2.75 Comforters, extra size, $1.95 now One lot of. ladies' Corsets, in white only; regular 50c value, now; . . .29 r 1 1 t - Ladies' Hosiery, black silk embroid ered, black lace with split foot; also tan colored in same style; regular 35c value, our retiring-price, pair... 11 Children's black ribbed Hose, double knee, sole and toe, very elastic and extra fine ribbed; regular 12J4c kind, now , 72$ Ladies' black fleeced Hose, all sizes; regular 25c value, now. ...... .124 16-button length Cape Gloves; they come in tan and brown only, all sizes; regular $4.00 value, for .$3.98 20-button French kid Gloves, all sizes, tan, brown and black only; regular $4.00 value, now . .$2.98 2-button Silk Gloves, in all Colors and sizes ; 75c value, now 29 Extra fine Embroidery, 18 inches wide, suitable for corset covers and flouncing; reg. 35c value, now. . 15 Broken line of Embroidery and In sertions; values up to 50c, now, per yard .150 'You shall have some pie" the reward to those who buy. E MHUR r LIVE, in a restricted district where first Drices. prevail that are right and everv lot a PLUMf il w 111, OTlWIWfra f'MtHtl -.: : - - - a- wbara TAatra raaaaaaatesaiaMaaaaaBaawHwaaBavg0aar UtUa f aak Saraar BoarMalaa a Xa Tri.wtT rwaarMal ttaaib Mwm TsaXls aat a jln. Ia tt "t aay HILTON, DODDS & CAIV1PBE 219-220 Commercial Club Buildlnjr. Fifth nnd Onlc Strcctn